unfinished

Compared meaning: not yet finished or decided (adjective).

比较义项：尚未完成或确定（形容词）。

• pending

  used for something awaiting a decision, approval or outcome from someone else, not something left undone by effort; common in formal contexts such as a pending case or pending approval.

  用于因等待他人做出决定、批准或结果而尚未确定的事，不是因为努力不够而未完成；常见于正式场合，如未决的案件或未获批准。

  The final decision is still pending approval from the board.

  最终决定仍待董事会批准。

• incomplete

  describes something missing one or more necessary parts or information, such as a form or data set; it is about being partial, not about waiting for a decision.

  指缺少一个或多个必要部分或信息的事物，例如表格或数据；强调的是不完整，而不是在等待决定。

  He submitted an incomplete form, so it was sent back to him.

  他提交了一份不完整的表格，所以被退了回来。

• unfinished 本词

  describes work that was started but stopped before completion, often due to lack of time or effort, such as an unfinished task, project or work of art.

  指已经开始却在完成之前停下来的工作，通常是因为时间或精力不够，例如未完成的任务、项目或艺术作品。

  He left the painting unfinished when he ran out of time.

  他因为时间不够，那幅画没画完就放下了。

Pending, incomplete, and unfinished all describe something not yet done. Pending means waiting on someone else's decision, not left undone by effort. Incomplete means missing necessary parts or information, like a form. Unfinished means work started but stopped before completion, from lack of time.

这三个词都表示某事还没有完成，但侧重点不同：pending 强调等待他人做出决定或批准，本身不一定在“做”；incomplete 强调缺少必要的部分或信息，是不完整的；unfinished 强调工作已经开始却因时间或精力不够而中断，尚未做完。